The 2006 Australian Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 2006 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 2 April 2006. Jenson Button started on pole position for Honda and Fernando Alonso was the race winner for Renault.
2006 FORMULA 1™ Foster's Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Michelin | 57 | 1:34:27.870 | - | - | 1:26.189 | 49 | 191.990 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 57 | 1:34:29.699 | +1.829 | +1.829 | 1:26.045 | 57 | 191.928 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | RSC | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:34:52.694 | +24.824 | +22.995 | 1:27.810 | 45 | 191.153 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Michelin | 57 | 1:34:58.902 | +31.032 | +6.208 | 1:27.700 | 49 | 190.944 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Renault | Michelin | 57 | 1:35:06.291 | +38.421 | +7.389 | 1:27.561 | 53 | 190.697 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | VIL | Canada | Sauber BMW | Michelin | 57 | 1:35:17.424 | +49.554 | +11.133 | 1:28.321 | 56 | 190.326 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Michelin | 57 | 1:35:19.774 | +51.904 | +2.350 | 1:27.690 | 32 | 190.248 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Ferrari | Michelin | 57 | 1:35:21.853 | +53.983 | +2.079 | 1:28.250 | 32 | 190.178 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Scott Speed | SPE | United States | Toro Rosso Cosworth | Michelin | 57 | 1:35:46.687 | +1:18.817 | +24.834 | 1:28.367 | 26 | 189.357 | |
| 10 | 12 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Michelin | 56 | 1:33:35.538 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:27.799 | 17 | 190.379 | |
| 11 | 19 | Christijan Albers | ALB | Netherlands | MF1 Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:35:40.604 | 1 lap | +2:05.066 | 1:29.238 | 53 | 186.232 | |
| 12 | 22 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:35:46.666 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:30.574 | 54 | 182.713 | |
| 13 | 23 | Yuji Ide | IDE | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:35:38.433 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.737 | 49 | 179.648 | |
| DNF | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | MOY | Colombia | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 45 | 1:17:09.337 | 1:27.464 | 45 | 185.574 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MON | Portugal | MF1 Toyota | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:09:43.669 | 1:29.687 | 31 | 177.963 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Toro Rosso Cosworth | Michelin | 37 | 1:03:07.270 | 1:27.988 | 25 | 186.508 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 32 | 52:37.726 | 1:27.180 | 27 | 193.463 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 22 | 37:17.203 | 1:27.800 | 19 | 187.733 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Christian Klien | KLI | Austria | Red Bull Ferrari | Michelin | 4 | 8:45.675 | 1:41.351 | 4 | 145.266 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 10 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone |